Information processing system, information processing method, program, and non-volatile storage medium

Abstract

An information processing system includes a platform and a gateway device, and the gateway device includes: an acceptance unit that accepts sensor information; an acquisition unit that acquires, from a storage unit that stores accumulation destination information, information for specifying a first database related to first sensor identification information of first sensor information accepted by the acceptance unit, and that acquires, from the storage unit, information for specifying a second database related to second sensor identification information of second sensor information different from the accepted first sensor information; a creation unit that creates a first sensor information notification with the first database including the first sensor information as an accumulation destination, and a second sensor information notification with the second database including the second sensor information as an accumulation destination; and a communication unit that transmits the first sensor information notification and the second sensor information notification to the platform.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information processing system comprising a platform and a gateway device, wherein
 the gateway device comprises:
 an acceptance unit configured to accept sensor information output from each of a plurality of sensors; 
 an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a storage unit that stores accumulation destination information in which sensor identification information and information for specifying a database that accumulates the sensor information corresponding to the sensor identification information are associated with each other for each of the plurality of sensors, information for specifying a first database related to first sensor identification information of first sensor information accepted by the acceptance unit, and to acquire, from the storage unit, information for specifying a second database related to second sensor identification information of second sensor information different from the first sensor information accepted by the acceptance unit; 
 a creation unit configured to create a first sensor information notification with the first database including the first sensor information as an accumulation destination, and a second sensor information notification with the second database including the second sensor information as an accumulation destination; and 
 a communication unit configured to transmit the first sensor information notification and the second sensor information notification to the platform. 
   
     
     
         2 . The information processing system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the sensor includes an image recognition sensor configured to generate, as the sensor information, information obtained by performing digital conversion on information described in a medium through image recognition.   
     
     
         3 . The information processing system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the sensor information includes purchasing information indicating a purchase status of a user, and   the acceptance unit acquires the purchasing information as the first sensor information.   
     
     
         4 . The information processing system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the platform includes a processing unit configured to use the first sensor information and the second sensor information for a third purpose different from a first purpose of the first sensor information and a second purpose of the second sensor information.   
     
     
         5 . The information processing system according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the first purpose and the second purpose are purposes different from each other.   
     
     
         6 . The information processing system according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the first purpose, the second purpose, and the third purpose are a combination corresponding to any of a purchase promotion purpose, an energy saving purpose, and a health promotion purpose.   
     
     
         7 . The information processing system according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the acquisition unit also acquires general information of a type other than the sensor information in addition to the sensor information, and   the processing unit uses the sensor information and the general information for a third purpose different from a purpose of the sensor information and a purpose of the general information.   
     
     
         8 . The information processing system according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the processing unit creates information for use in the third purpose.   
     
     
         9 . The information processing system according to  claim 4 , wherein
 a usage mode of the first sensor information in a case of using the first sensor information for the third purpose and a usage mode of the first sensor information in a case of using the first sensor information for the first purpose are different from each other.   
     
     
         10 . The information processing system according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the first database accumulates the first sensor information for the first purpose, and the second database accumulates the second sensor information for the second purpose.   
     
     
         11 . The information processing system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the gateway device further includes a setting unit configured to set accumulation destination information in which sensor identification information and information for specifying a database that accumulates the sensor information corresponding to the sensor identification information are associated with each other for each of the plurality of sensors.   
     
     
         12 . The information processing system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 each of a plurality of pieces of the sensor information is any of vital information, temperature and humidity information, acceleration information, power information, purchasing information, illuminance information, solar radiation amount information, atmospheric pressure information, and sound pressure information.   
     
     
         13 . The information processing system according to  claim 12 , wherein
 a combination of the plurality of pieces of sensor information is vital information, temperature and humidity information, illuminance information, and solar radiation amount information.   
     
     
         14 . The information processing system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 each of the plurality of sensors is installed in a building.   
     
     
         15 . An information processing method executed by a computer, the information processing method comprising:
 accepting sensor information output from each of a plurality of sensors;   acquiring, from a storage unit that stores accumulation destination information in which sensor identification information and information for specifying a database that accumulates the sensor information corresponding to the sensor identification information are associated with each other for each of the plurality of sensors, information for specifying a first database related to first sensor identification information of first sensor information among the accepted sensor information, and acquiring, from the storage unit, information for specifying a second database related to second sensor identification information of second sensor information among the accepted sensor information;   creating a first sensor information notification with the first database including the first sensor information as an accumulation destination, and a second sensor information notification with the second database including the second sensor information as an accumulation destination; and   transmitting the first sensor information notification and the second sensor information notification to the platform.   
     
     
         16 . A non-volatile storage medium in which a computer-readable program is stored, the program causing a computer to execute:
 accepting sensor information output from each of a plurality of sensors;   acquiring, from a storage unit that stores accumulation destination information in which sensor identification information and information for specifying a database that accumulates the sensor information corresponding to the sensor identification information are associated with each other for each of the plurality of sensors, information for specifying a first database related to first sensor identification information of first sensor information among the accepted sensor information, and acquiring, from the storage unit, information for specifying a second database related to second sensor identification information of second sensor information among the accepted sensor information;   creating a first sensor information notification with the first database including the first sensor information as an accumulation destination, and a second sensor information notification with the second database including the second sensor information as an accumulation destination; and   transmitting the first sensor information notification and the second sensor information notification to the platform.